The blow comes as Tesla is under regulatory scrutiny over the safety of its semi-autonomous driving technology, which it calls “FSD.”
US electric car maker Tesla Inc on Sunday withdrew its latest version Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta Software, less than a day after its release, users complained of false collision warnings and other issues.
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blow comes like this Tesla is under regulatory scrutiny On the safety of its semi-autonomous driving technology, which it calls “FSD.”
“Given some issues with 10.3, temporarily reverting to 10.2,” Chief Executive Elon Musk said in a Twitter post on Sunday.
“Please note, this is expected with beta software. It is impossible to test all hardware configurations under all conditions with internal QA (quality assurance), hence the public beta,” he said.
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Tesla did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside of regular US business hours.
The release of a new driving assistance system for some Tesla model owners, which the company said has several improvements, was announced on Friday, October 22.
On Saturday, Musk said the release would probably be delayed by a day.
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“Regression in some left turn at traffic lights found in 10.3 by internal QA. Fix in the works, probably to be released tomorrow,” he tweeted on Saturday.
Tesla vehicles with the latest 10.3 software provided forward collision warnings with no immediate threat, according to video postings from beta users. On social media posts, users said that some vehicles applied brakes on their own without any reason.
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Some users said that they completely lost the FSD beta software after having problems with the latest iteration.
There was no information on social media from Musk or Tesla about a possible new release date on Sunday.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in August Formal safety checks on Tesla’s Autopilot system opened in 7,65,000 US vehicles after a series of accidents involving Tesla models and emergency vehicles.
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